Lin An gripped the sword in his hand.
He simply couldn't understand.
Why.
His kind teachers.
His friendly fellow disciples.
Suddenly, they all turned into this.
That Thousand Silk Web seemed to have the power to bewitch people. It bewitched so many, yet many others resisted its allure, refusing to conspire until their death.
Perhaps they were wrong, but it had been fifty thousand years, a full fifty thousand years!
Couldn't this punishment have an end?
"Heaven above," the Sect Master, however, knelt towards the sky, his back bent, his voice calm: "Fifty thousand years ago, it was all my fault. It was I who was tempted by the Thousand Silk Web, bringing harm to the entire Langya Sect. I am the chief culprit and do not deserve a chance at reincarnation. I shall henceforth have my soul scattered, never to reincarnate."
"I only hope that others may re-enter reincarnation."
After speaking, the Sect Master calmly looked at Lin An: "You truly did a very good job."
He turned and rushed towards the sky without hesitation.
Then.
His soul body exploded in the air.
The Sect Master of Langya Sect, his soul scattered.
Li Shuang couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
By now.
This Thousand Silk Web gave her a very familiar feeling.
This mind-bewitching, temptation-causing thing, wasn't it just like the demonic seeds of today?
Only.
The power of this Thousand Silk Web seemed to be even greater.
Not only was the Sect Master bewitched, but gradually, those around him were also bewitched, to the extent that the entire Langya Sect became puppets of the Thousand Silk Web.
Such an ability was a realm unattainable by ordinary demonic seeds.
Those bewitched by demonic seeds naturally bore the fault of having an unstable mind.
But.
Who could guarantee that their own mind would be as firm as a rock?
Everyone in this world has desires.
This Thousand Silk Web seizes the desires in a person's heart and magnifies them infinitely.
Without the Thousand Silk Web, those who are now affected might very well have been able to control themselves forever.
The true culprit, in the end, was this Thousand Silk Web!
"Master..."
Lin An murmured, looking up at the sky.
The other true spirits also looked dazed.
Before. Even if they wished for their souls to scatter, it was not allowed.
Heaven wanted them to suffer eternally.
Now.
Heaven allowed the Sect Master's soul to scatter.
Could this...
Be Heaven's final hint to them?
Did it want them...
All to die...
A trace of despair flashed in Lin An's eyes.
Fifty thousand years.
Fifty thousand years of torment.
He never thought Heaven would play word games on such a matter.
All he asked for was for everyone to be able to reincarnate.
Could this... this not even be allowed?
Endless despair spread from Lin An. His figure even vaguely turned crimson.
Li Shuang's heart trembled!
Bad!
Lin An's fifty-thousand-year wish had not come true; he was about to enter the path of vengeful spirits!
This was just the beginning!
Lin An's powerful aura affected the surrounding true spirits, and faint traces of blood began to appear on their figures too!
These true spirits of the Langya Sect were completely out of control!
A bloody light enveloped the entire sky.
The way these true spirits looked at Li Shuang and the others became eerie.
"Sister Shuang! Hasn't the secret realm already been cleared? What's going on now?!" Everyone panicked.
With their strength, they couldn't possibly handle these true spirits!
Just as these true spirits were about to surround them.
Suddenly.
An incredibly powerful aura descended.
A beautiful woman abruptly appeared on the scene.
She instantly transformed into her dragon form, breathing dragon's breath, temporarily freezing these true spirits.
Accompanying her were the previously imprisoned powerhouses of the Langya Sect. After obtaining Heaven's approval for their freedom, they immediately came here.
But it seemed!
They were still late!
"Have you all chosen your items! I'll open the passage, hurry and leave!" Xue Luo, the ice dragon, looked back at everyone.
Everyone nodded in agreement!
Xue Luo raised her giant claw, and a rift immediately appeared in the sky.
This rift was slowly shrinking.
"Quick, leave before the rift closes completely!" Xue Luo said.
Everyone rushed towards the rift.
Li Shuang hesitated for a moment.
She looked at Lin An's crimson figure, and at Xue Luo and the others who had just regained their freedom, and bit her lip slightly.
The Langya Palace secret realm had just been unsealed.
But if this continued.
It was likely that what awaited Langya Palace would be permanent annihilation.
Just as everyone was about to rush to the rift, several blood-colored true spirits snarled and blocked the way.
"Since you're here, don't leave."
"Stay here and accompany us, and together let's fall into the netherworld!"
These true spirits grimly opened their blood-red mouths towards them.
Xue Luo's expression changed.
Bad!
Where did these true spirits come from?!
She couldn't spare a hand here!
Everyone's faces showed despair.
They had clearly cleared the secret realm, yet they were to perish before the exit?!
"Don't look back, ignore those true spirits, just rush towards the rift!" Li Shuang's voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone felt a sense of renewed resolve. They agreed and rushed forward desperately.
"Still trying to leave?"
"You've uncovered the truth of these fifty thousand years, to thank you, why don't you stay and keep us company!"
Eerie voices echoed from all directions.
But everyone followed Li Shuang's words and never looked back.
Even if true spirits were in front of them, they gritted their teeth and charged straight through.
Just as they were about to collide with the true spirits.
Suddenly.
An incredibly peculiar power emerged from behind them.
Those true spirits, as if seeing something utterly terrifying, froze in place.
Cang Yin's heart swelled with joy!
Was it Sister Shuang?
Sister Shuang still had tricks up her sleeve after all!
"Keep going, don't look back!" Li Shuang's voice continued to ring in everyone's ears.
Everyone rushed forward desperately, and finally, they plunged into the rift.
"Sister Shuang, we made it!" The moment they entered the rift, Cang Yin turned back with some joy.
Then, she saw a sight she would never forget.
Li Shuang...
Had not followed them out at all!
She remained where she was, and thousands of true spirits snarled and surged towards her!
Cang Yin instantly went mad.
Li Shuang!
What was she trying to do!
She desperately tried to exit the rift.
But.
It was too late.
In just an instant, everyone was teleported out!
The Langya Palace secret realm!
Completely vanished!
Number of completers: thirty-two!
Number of those who left: thirty-one!
These thirty-one disciples were elite disciples from various sects. The moment they returned to their sects, their first reaction was to frantically try to contact Li Shuang.
But.
There was no response.
The communication token received no response.
Li Shuang was either still in the secret realm.
Or... she had already perished.
But for her to stay in the secret realm, what difference was that from perishing!
Everyone's eyes instantly reddened.
Li Shuang had, by herself, forcefully attracted the attention of thousands of true spirits to let them leave!
Had Li Shuang already...